Archives - 30 November 2015, Monday

RedMart, the online grocery company in Singapore that’s raised over $50 million to date , officially stepped into a new area of business today after it launched an on-demand platform. The new service — named RedMart Relay — will allow customers to buy “tens of thousands of products” f...

RedMart, the online grocery company in Singapore that’s raised over $50 million to date , officially stepped into a new area of business today after it launched an on-demand platform. The new service — named RedMart Relay — will allow customers to buy “tens of thousands of products” f...

The railroad in question is the Keretapi Tanah Melayu line, a Colonial-era railroad that was built in 1903 to move produce, rubber, and tin across the country, according to the government . By the 1920s and 30s, as development boomed, the railroad was expanded elaborate stations built...

Most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank below $40 a metric ton for the first time on concern that the economic slowdown in China will cut demand as supplies from the largest miners climb. The SGX AsiaClear contract for January fell 3.1 percent to $39.51 a ton as of 10:33 a.m. i...

The kitchen terrace at the rear has an edible garden to encourage a tree-to-table food chain; the pool outside the living room provides a buffer zone between the house and the street; and leopard trees around the ground floor were chosen for their tiny leaves that flutter in the wind,...

SINGAPORE — Vimeo has become the global distribution platform of choice for Singaporean filmmaker Tan Pin Pin . Three of her documentaries, “To Singapore, With Love”, “Singapore GaGa” and “Invisible City” are available on the U.S.-based platform, but the first one is not available in ...

RedMart, the online grocery company in Singapore that’s raised over $50 million to date , officially stepped into a new area of business today after it launched an on-demand platform. The new service — named RedMart Relay — will allow customers to buy “tens of thousands of products” f...

"My performance at Celebrate 2016 will not only be a spectacular one, it will celebrate the entire human family in all its diversity. I am a uniter, not a divider, and I believe in celebrating the human heart and spirit. I have put together an entirely new show experience for my fans ...

SINGAPORE Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing toward Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating object and reportedly started to sink, authorities in the city-state said. Ferry operator Batamfast called out two other ferries that rescued all 90 passen...

SINGAPORE — Mexico has submitted a memorandum of understanding to Singapore “to foster links with Singapore in film co-production,” Rogelio Granguillhome, the Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore, told Variety . “The Media Development Authority of Singapore is working on the draft and is...

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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE Almost a year after students ended pro-democracy street protests in Hong Kong, they face an online battle against what Western security experts say are China-sponsored hackers using techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Hackers have expanded their attacks to parking ma...

, in collaboration with Tierra Design and Arup Singapore , has won a competition to Master Plan a 24-kilometer long former railway corridor that spans the entirety of Singapore with their proposal entitled “Lines of Life.” The proposal, chosen by a panel from Singapore ’s Urban Redeve...

RedMart today announced the launch of Relay . As Tech in Asia reported on Friday , the service will use Runners, shoppers who sign up to the service in a freelance capacity (much like Uber drivers). RedMart Relay users can get Runners to pick up items from participating local retailer...

SINGAPORE - Michelin is collaborating with the Singapore Tourism Board and Robert Parker Wine Advocate to put out the Singapore edition of the Michelin Guide in the second half of 2016. The guide will be a bilingual one, with English and Chinese text. Singapore is the first South-east...

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thailand's army detained two leaders of an opposition group on Monday (Nov 30) who were planning to visit a public park dedicated to the monarchy that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal involving the military government. The allegations relating to the ...

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Governments must prioritise the fight against corruption Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it's clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger tha...

As a crackdown on Islamic militants enters its third month, security forces have stepped up the manhunt in the thick jungles of Poso in Central Sulawesi where Indonesia's most wanted terrorist is thought to be hiding. The joint operation between the national police, its elite Detachme...

SINGAPORE Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing toward Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating object and reportedly started to sink, authorities in the city-state said. Ferry operator Batamfast called out two other ferries that rescued all 90 passen...

The days when you could simply walk into a wonderful job with your shiny new degree seem to have gone. Today’s employers want experience as well as qualifications. You may have a 1st in PPE from Oxford but if you have no manners and can’t prove that you’re organised, your chances of s...

SUMBAWA, Indonesia: The tradition of horse racing in Sumbawa in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, has existed for as long as residents here can remember. But the riders are no ordinary jockeys – they are children who, from as young as three, race the animals at 80kmh down ...

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Singapore is one of the Four Asian Tigers, a group of highly-developed economies in Asia which includes Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Republic of Singapore. The country is also known for being the most business-friendly economy in the world. Needless to say, they’ve made Sin...